Albert christian richard



@uitrit tutes gstent @Hital ALBERT CHRISTIANl RICHARD, OF POINT LOOKOUT, TENNESSEE.

t Leens Patent Nt. 72,681, aan December 24, 1867'.

IMPROVED HAY-PRESS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known thatI, ABERT CHRISTIAN Brennan, of Point Lookout, in the county of Hamilton,`in the State' of Tennessee, have invented a new and usefulImprovem'ent in Hay-Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying'drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. i 'l The nature ot' my invention consists in providing a hay-press with vertical slots' in its sides, by means of which I am enabled to depress the platen through a combination o-f bars, links, racks, and levers, in a simple, ecient manner, and at a small cos A To enable others skilled in the art to make and use myinvention, Iwillproceed to descriheits construction and operation. I v j I construct my impioi'ed'-hay-press vertical, and ofnnyjsnitable form adapted to my improvements, Awith Vplaten and corresponding bottom, both slotted alike, .to receive the bands orties after the lhay is' suthciently compressed. I make the upright framework of 'squaretimbera al, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, and a",^provided at both ends with long tenons, b1, o2, b3, b, b5, o, o7,- Zis, o9, 519,611,512, 613, and o, which tenons pass through the horizontal cross-timbers al and c2, and are secured therein, each a suitable wooden key. Between the uprightsva2 a3 and ai' as, in one sideoi' the press, and between the corresponding vn'prights in the opposite side of the press, I provide the vertical or longitudinal slots d1, d?, d3, and df, for thepurpose hereinafter mentioned. On the platen e, indicated by dotted lines on the drawing, are provided'two timbers, f1 and f2, which run transversely to the planks forming saidI platen e. When the` platen e is placed on the hay to be compressed, the centres of the ends of these'timbersf1 and f2 correspond with the vertical slots cZ, ditta, andd.. In the vertical slots just mentioned I provide two horizontal bars of iron, gland g2, of suilicient width and thickness to withstand the strain to which they are intended to bo subjected in operating ,the press, as hereafter described. The sides of slots d1 d2 d3 df hold Vthese bars always on their'edges on the top and in the middle of the' cross-timbers on the platen e. In the ends of the bars gland g2 which project outside vof the"slots dl, d2, d3, :rnd d, I make suitable notches on the upper edges. In the first notches, or those next to the slots el, I provide the peculiar'double eyed link t. This link L hangs loose on the bars y1' and g2, and is so constructed that the hook-formed at its lower extremity t' always by its owngravity presses against the toothed rack jl yIn the second notches, near the extreme projecting ends of the barsg and g, is placed the double-eyed link c.j This link is formed in such a manner that it does not interfere in its operation with the hooked link z. The lower end of link lo is formed into a horizontal square seat, Z, to receive the 'lever or bar, m. This lever m is made of iron, laid with steel at its extremeA end, n, where 4ity engages with the toothed rack y', and is provided with a notch, o, in its underside. This notch o fits over the horizontal seat Z of link lc. The toothed rack j is made of cast iron, which, to prevent wear, can be cast on a chill. It has ilanges on its sides, near the teeth, to strengthen the latter, and in these llanges I make suitable holes, in suilieent number to bolt the rack j rmly on to the press,

through the upright timber a, and through the planking of the press. The planking of that part of the side of the press'isv'irmly spiked on. the three uprights ai, at, and a5, so as to refer the application of the power simultaneously to all three ot" these uprights, and through them to the horizontal cross-timbers cg'and ci, and further, through the two latter again to the remaining uprights aha?, a, and a7. The two pairs ofnupright timbers a and d2, and aspand a7, are likewise eachvnnited by the inner planking of the press. The effect of` this construction of the sides of the press is such that all its parts, including the ltransverse bol'tsnl and p2,

contribute to resist the power developed bythe application ot the lever m.

In this description of my invention` I have specified mainly only that side of the press, with its appendages, which is visible in the drawing. It 'will be evident tn anyone skilled in the art, (and I desire to have n so understood,) that the opposite side of the press is exactly similar as the one described, and that it is provided with similar and corresponding devices.

The bottom of the press rests on the cross-timbers c3 and c3 by means of the square timbers g1, giga, and g4. The sides are secured together by the cross-timbers r ofthe front and back planking u1 and u, whichare provided for that purpose with long tenons and suitable keys, as shown in the drawing, and also by the cross-foundation timbers Sl and S2, which are bolted to the timbersc2 and e. The doors for discharging. the finished bale are constructed in any suitable manner, and provided with cross-bars t1 and t2, which can be released by moving tbe same vertically in the iron staples v and v2, secured in the corner-posts of the press, or in any equivalent manner.

In order to remove my improved press from place to place, if. desired, the same can be expeditiously taken down by removing the keys from the tenons which unite the two sides, and the bolts which pass through the foundation-timbers Sx and S. When so disnnitod my press is essentially portable, and easily handled.

In order to operate my improved press, I fill the samewith hay, which is trodden down evenly by a person as it is being pitched in. The platen e is then placedon the top of the hay, the bars g1 and g2 are passed into the vertical slots dl, d2, d3, and cZ, resting on top of the cross-timbers fl :mdf2 of the platen e. Now the link h, provided with hook z', is hung on the bars gl and g2, and next the link c is likewise appended to said bars in the nptclies provided for that purpose. It is understood that the duplicate of links L and k are appended on the opposite ends of bars gl and g2, on the opposite side ofthe press. New, a lever, m, is inserted in the scat in the lower extremity of the link lc, resting in the notch o, also on both sides of the press. On depressing the two levers the platen e is forced down, one or more teeth of the toothed rack j, and held there by the action of the hooked links h. This operation of the levers mis repeated until the hay is compressed to the required size of the future bale.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the platen e, the bars gl and g2, the links h and k, or their equivalents, the toothed rack j, and levers m, all arranged and operating substantially as set forth.

' ALBERT CHRISTIAN RICHARD.

Witnesses:

R. GnAvnNs, JAMES M. Dorme. 

